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CITIES SHOW BIGGEST REDUCTION IN USE YETDURING THE DROUGHT

Big building clears key hurdle

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

South San Francisco UnifiedSchool District officials botched abon d spending p lan leaving educa-tors scrambling for funds to fulfill

remaining project obligations,according to a report from an i nde-pendent auditor.

A variety of financial misstepsand questionable maneuvers bymembers o f the former administ ra-

tion have left the district ham-strung without the necessarymoney left over from Measure J tofinish a final round of promisedconstruction, according to a reportfrom an accounting firm hired bythe district.

Uncompetitive constructionbids awarded to incompetent con-struction firms and too muchauthority allowed to former bond

Audit: Bond

blunders led

to shortfallIndependent report: SouthCity school officials poorlymanaged taxpayer money

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Residents took advantage of their first opportunity to offi-cially and publicly expressopinions and critiques of adevelopment plan which is slat-ed to forever alter the gateway to

downtown Millbrae.City officials received feedback

on the draft environmental impactreport for the first round of devel-opment proposed in the region of the Caltrain and Bay Area RapidTransit station, located near the

Residents scrutinizeMillbrae station planConcerns expressed regarding impact of development

By Sudhin Thanawala THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — An ex-California state senator pleadedguilty Wednesday to a racketeeringcharge in an organized crime andpublic corruption case centered inSan Francisco’s Chinatown.

Leland Yee could face a maximumof 20 years in prison when he issentenced in October after enter-ing the plea to one count of con-spiracy to engage in racketeeringas part of his campaign commit-tees.

He appeared relaxed as he entered

federal court in a dark suit and redtie, smiling and chatting withpeople i n th e audience. He left th ecourthouse without talking toreporters.

The FBI arrested Yee and 19 oth-ers in 20 14 during a series of raids,one of which targeted a Chinesefraternal organization. Yee wasaccused of soliciting and accept-ing b ribes in exchange for provid-ing help from Sacramento.

The FBI also all eged that the SanFrancisco Democrat, who was run-ning for secretary of state at thetime, conspired to connect anundercover agent with an interna-

tional arms dealer in exchange forcampaign contributions.

Yee’s arrest was among a seriesof legal cases involvingDemocratic state lawmakers in2014 that damaged theLegislature’s image and led toreforms. Sen. Ron Calderon wasalso indicted on federal briberyand corruption charges.

Calderon has pleaded not guilty.Sen. Ro d Wright was con victed forlying about living in his district

and sentenced to three months in jail .

Leland Yee pleads guilty to racketeeringEx-state senator could face a maximum of 20 years in prison

By Bill SilverfarbDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A proposed office developmentat 601 Marshall St. in RedwoodCity was approved by thePlanning Commission on a 5-1vote with the lone dissenter, JanetBorgens, saying the building issimply too tall and will overshad-ow the city’s historic courthouse.

The commission approved the

nine-story, 112-foot-tall buildingat its Tuesday night meeting to a

packed house at City Hall.The public was generally split

on the project with those in favorsaying more offices are neededdowntown as those opposed saidthe p roject does no t h ave adequateparking, according to a video of the meeting.

Others said the city is growingtoo fast and that developmentshould be slowed.

Cheryl Gorman, a 48-year resi-

dent of the city, said she initiallyapproved of the city’s Downtown

Precise Plan, a blueprint for futuregrowth, but that it was meant toguide development over a 20-yearperiod.

“The acceleration of buildinghas been astronomical. It’s beentoo quick. I think we should slowdown our building, ” she sai d aboutthe many projects currently underconstruction downtown with morein the pipeline.

Another resident, Geoff Carr,

who owns property at 605

Redwood City Planning Commission approves nine-story office project

 The Redwood City Planning Commission approved a nine-story office projecton Marshall Street that will comprise 129,235 square feet with a mix of retail.

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Former state Sen. Leland Yee pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to one count of participating in aracketeering conspiracy to solicit campaign contributions in exchange for political favors.

See AUDIT, Page 19

See MILLBRAE, Page 27See YEE, Page 27

See MARSHALL, Page 6

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Dolphin leaps onto boat,injuring California woman

SANTA ANA — A dolphin leapedonto a boat in Southern California,crashing into a woman and breakingboth her ankles.

Chrissie Frickman was boating withher husband and two children June 21when a pod of dolphins swam along-side them. One of the animals jumpedon the vessel, knocking Frickmanover and landing on her legs, theOrange County Register reported.

Her husband, Dirk, pulled her outand called authorities as he headedtoward an Orange County harbor.While he steered, he spl ashed water onthe 350-pound dolphin to keep it aliveas it thrashed around and bled fromsome cuts.

“I could hear my pho ne buzzing andbeeping on the floor — it was coveredin blood,” he said.

Dirk Frickman got help pulling thedolphin onto a dock with a rope andthen releasing it.

“The dolphin was hopefully saved,”Frickman said. “It s wam away with noproblem.”

His wife is still recovering from herinjuries.

Harbor Patrol Sgt. DJ Haldemanconfirmed the incident. He said sealion s have been known to jump aboardboats before, but that this is the firsthe’s heard of a dolphin doing thesame.

“I don’t know what was in the water,but something must have scared itout,” Haldeman s aid.

Boy chained upwith dead chickenaround neck tells his story

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Handcuffedand shackled to a block of steel, theyoung boy would brace himself whenhe heard footsteps outside his bed-room door. He knew that once thegrown-ups entered, the abuse wouldbegin.

For years, he was whipped withbelts, his face was burned with electri-cal wires and his fingers were brokenwith pliers — all to “teach him a les-son.” The abusers, who have sincepleaded guilty, were hi s l egal g uardian— a supervisor with th e Department of Social Services in Union County,North Carolina — and her longtimeboyfriend, an emergency roo m nurse.

The abuse ended in November 2013after police discovered the boy inhandcuffs, chained to the front porchof the house with a dead chicken hungaround his neck.

When police entered the roach-infested house “covered with urine and

animal feces,” they found somethingelse: four other children, ages 7 to 14,who had been adopted by the coupleover th e years. They were removed andplaced in protectiv e custody.

All were abused, but authorities say

the boy bore the brunt of the couple’srage.

“I was scared to death,” th e boy, n ow13, told the Associated Press onTuesday. “I thought I wouldn’t sur-vive.”

The AP is not naming the boybecause of the n ature of the abuse.

Three months after Wanda SueLarson and her boyfriend DorianHarper were sentenced, the boy istelling his story. Larson was releasedfrom prison in April, just nine daysafter pleading guilty to child abusecharges. Now, th e boy wants everyoneto kn ow she didn’t serve enough ti me.

“I want her to be in jail longer,” hesays.

His mother agrees.“It’s ridiculous,” his mother said.

The AP isn’t i dentifyi ng th e mother, toavoid indirectly identifying her son.

Jeff Gerber is founder of the Justicefor All Coalition, which organizedprotests against the plea deal that ledto Larson’s release. He said there iswidespread outrage over Larson’slenient sentence.

Harper, 58, was sentenced to up to10 1/2 years in prison after pleadingguilty March 17 to maiming, inten-tional child abuse inflicting serious

injury and assault with a deadlyweapon.Two weeks later, Larson, 58, was

sentenced to nearly 17 months in jailafter pleading guilty to four counts of child abuse.

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This Day in History

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1776

The Continental Congress passed aresolution saying that “these UnitedColon ies are, and of right ought t o be,

free and independent States. ”

“The best way to find out if youcan trust somebody is to trust them.”

— Ernest Hemingway

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A man walks past a capsized ship at a marina in the town of Elefsina, near Athens, Greece.

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becoming cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to10 mph.Independence Day: Cloudy in the morning thenbecoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.Saturday ni gh t th rough Wednesday : Mostl y cloudy.Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in t he 60s.

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In 1881,  President James A. Garfield was sho t by Charles J.Guiteau at the Washington railroad station; Garfield died thefollowing September. (Guiteau was hanged in June 1882.)In 1890 , President Benjamin Harrison signed into law theSherman Antitrust Act.In 1915,  a time bomb planted in a reception room of theU.S. Senate exploded shortly before midnight , causing con-siderable damage but hurting no one. Former MexicanPresident Porfirio Diaz died in exile in Paris.In 1926, the Uni ted States Army Air Corps was created.In 1937,  aviato r Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noon andisappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to makethe first round-the-world flight along the equator.In 1943 , Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers recorded“Sunday, Monday o r Always” for Decca Records.In 1955 , “The Lawrence Welk Show” premiered on ABC-TVunder its original title, “The Dodge Dancing Party.”

In 1961 , author Ernest Hemingway sh ot h imself to death athis home in Ketchum, Idaho.In 1964 , President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law asweeping civi l rights b ill passed by Congress.In 1979,  the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin was released tothe public.In 1982 , Larry Walters o f San Pedro, California, used a lawnchair equipped with 45 helium-filled weather balloons to riseto an altitude of 16,000 feet; he landed eight miles away inLong Beach.In 1990 , more than 1, 400 Muslim pilgrims were killed in astampede ins ide a pedestrian tunnel near Mecca, Saudi Arabia.Ten y ears ago: Shasta Groene , an 8-year-old girl kid-napped six weeks earlier, was rescued at a restaurant in Coeurd’Alene, Idaho; the man with her, Joseph Edward Duncan III,was arrested and accused of kidnapping Shasta as well askillin g members of h er family.

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3Thursday • July 2, 2015 THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL

UNINCORPORATEDSAN MATEO COUNTYBurglary . A purse with contents valued at$1,08 1 was stolen from a vehicle on RossiRoad in Pescadero before 3 p.m. Thursday,June 25.Grand theft . A person suffered a loss of $1,25 0 from a phone scam on the 100 bl ockof Corona in Moss Beach before Tuesday,June 23.Vehicle theft. A trailer worth $4,000 wasstolen on the 6100 block of Highway 1 inPescadero before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June23.Grand theft. A laptop valued at $1, 300 wasstolen from a residence on the 600 block of Isabella Road in El Granada before 6 p.m.Monday, June 22.

South San Francisco

Burglary . Two backp acks were stolen froma smashed window of a car at th e Holiday Innparking lot on South Airport Boulevardbefore 10:49 a.m. Monday, June 29.Arrest. A person was arrested for havi ng anoutstanding warrant after a neighbor report-ed them for leaving fecal matter and bottlesof urine on the street before 1:54 p.m.Sunday, J une 28.Arson. Flames were seen coming from thebathroo ms at Buri Buri Park on Arroyo Drivebefore 2:20 p.m. Sunday, June 28.

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That’s wildA raccoon was stuck in wires and washeard crying on Eucalyptus and Badenavenues in South San Francisco before11:01 p. m. Monday, J une 29.

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

The San Mateo County Health System’ssecond in command, Louise Rogers, wasnominated by County Manager JohnMaltbie Wednesday to replace outgoingChief Jean Fraser.

The Board of Supervisors will vote onwhether to tap Maltbie’s pick to replaceFraser at its July 7 meeting, the day beforeFraser officially retires.

The county did not disclose what Rogers’salary would be but Fraser earns approxi-mately $300,000 a year.

The Health System, the county’s largestdepartment, has 2,200 employees and a$716 million annual budget. It oversees theSan Mateo Medical Center and clinicsthroughout the county.

Since 2011, Rogers has served as deputychief of the Health System and was previ-ously director of the Health System’s

Behavioral Health andRecovery ServicesDivision which servesmore than 17, 000 clientsand has an annual budgetof $133 million.

“Louise has long beenan outstanding asset toour county’s HealthSystem and I couldn’t bemore excited to see her

continuing its excellent delivery of equi-table and compassionate care to clients,invaluable leadership to staff and unwaver-ing commitment to k eeping the entire com-munity healthy,” Maltbie wrote in a state-ment.

The outgoing Fraser first worked withRogers in the mid-1990s.

“Louise and I first worked together 20years ago i n San Francisco an d I was imme-diately impressed by her smarts, savvy andcommitment. My admiration for her has

continued to grow and over the past fouryears as deputy chief, Louise has helpedguide this very large and diverse organiza-tion. I am leaving with great confidencethat the Health System and the people weserve will be in excellent hands,” Fraser

wrote in a statement.Prior to joining the Health System in

2003, Rogers held a variety of positio ns inpublic and nonprofit health organizationsin San Francisco and New York City. Sheearned a bachelor’s degree from YaleUniversity and a master’s degree in publicadministration from Golden GateUniversity.

“There is no other place with greateropportunities to help people through publicservice live lon ger and better lives t han SanMateo County. It would be my honor toserve the county, the organization and ourcommunity in this new capacity,” Rogerswrote in a statement.

County names new Health System chief Board of Supervisors must approve at next meeting

Louise Rogers

By Scott Morris

BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

A 29-year-old music teacher pleaded nocontest Tuesday to three counts of molest-ing h is st udents during p iano and guitar les-sons i n Daly City last year, prosecutors saidWednesday.

Danville resident Brian Butts faces up tosix years in prison when he’s sentenced onAug. 14, according to the San MateoCounty District Attorney’s Office.

Butts was a guest piano and guitar teacherat the Music Art Studio at 200 NorthgateAve. in Daly City giving private lessonsthere while the school’s owner was away,

prosecutors said.When the owner returned, two victims,

13-year-old girls, told him that Butts hadgrabbed their breasts during music lessonsbetween April 7 and June 8 of last year.

Investigators found a third victim, a 15-year-old girl, who reported similar in cidentsduring pi ano lessons.

Butts was initially charged with 10felonies and faced a maximum sentence of life in prison, but pleaded no contest tothree counts Tuesday in exchang e for a sen-tence of no more than six years in prison,prosecutors said.

His attorney Peter Goldscheider said thelast-minute plea deal came as a surprise asprosecutors had not previously made anyoffers. But facing a possible sentence of 30years to life in prison, the six-year maxi-mum sentence was the best thing for hisclient.

“It was all around a very difficult decisionfor him t o make,” Goldscheider said.

Had the case gone to trial, Goldscheidersaid he would have argued the touching wasincidental and did not hav e sexual intent.

As Butts has no criminal record, he mayonly receive a probationary sentence, butthat will be up to the judge, Goldscheidersaid.

Butts remains in jail on $1. 5 million bail.

Music teacher pleads no contest to molesting students

FBI looks into fiber-opticvandalism in Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI is workingwith poli ce to catch vandals behind nearly adozen fiber-optic cable cuts in NorthernCalifornia in the past year.

The latest sni ps occurred Tuesday, whensomeone sliced at least three fiber-opticcables i n an underground vault i n AlamedaCounty east of San Francisco. The cutsdisrupted Internet and phone servicearound Sacramento for 20 hours before

service was restored.FBI spokesman Greg Wuthrich says the

FBI has known about the separate vandal-ism incidents and became involved lastmonth because cable cuts in one locationcan affect businesses an d customers in othercities and counties, requiring coordination.

The FBI says fiber cables in Fremont,Berkeley and San Jose have been intention-ally severed in 11 instances since July2014.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With a handful of Alabama counties still refusing to g rant gaymarriages even as they issued licenses forstraight weddings, a federal judge ruledWednesday that all must abide by court deci-sions allowing same-sex unions.

Opposition withered as some countiescomplied with the decision, and gay mar-riage advocates said they would ask courts toimpose penalties on the holdouts thatrefuse.

U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile is sued a brief order saying state pro-bate judges can’t discriminate against gaycouples since the U.S. Supreme Court hasruled gay marriage is legal everywhere.

Also Wednesday, the 5th U.S. CircuitCourt of Appeals in New Orleans instructed

 judges in Louisiana, Miss iss ipp i and Texasto wrap up gay marriage cases in their statesin lin e with l ast week’s ruling.

Granade’s order doesn’t affect countiesthat have stopped issuing all marriage

licenses in response to the Supreme Courtdecision, but a gay rights attorney said othercounties must treat people equally or facepenalties.

“We will ask Judge Granade to hold themin contempt if they’d don’t,” said ShannonMinter of t he San Francisco-based Nation alCenter for Lesbian Right s in Washing ton.

Possible penalties include monetaryfines, cost assessments and even jail time,but Minter said no decision has been madeabout which penalti es to seek.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we come toit, ” Minter said.

Minter said his group knew of seven of 

Alabama’s 67 counties that were issuinglicenses to st raight couples but not gay cou-

ples early i n th e day, but th e number droppedby at least four when Elmore, Franklin,Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa counties saidthey would issue licenses to anyone.

The Alabama Supreme Court has muddiedthe issue by granting time for gay marriageopponents to voice their opinion about theeffects of same-sex weddings.

Granade’s order came at the request of groups representing gay couples acrossAlabama. The judge, who previously over-turned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage,put earlier decisions on hold to allow timefor the justices to rule.

Since Alabama law says counties “may”

issue marriage licenses, some probate judgeshave stopped handling marriage licensesaltogether rather than let gay couples wed.

At least 13 Alabama counties as of Wednesday had shut down marriage licenseoperations altogether. Some judges saidthey were trying to s ort out what to do nextin the wake of the state court order. A fewsaid they, and their constituents, were philo-

sophically opposed to same-sex marriage.“Marriage to me is on e man, one woman,”

said Pike County Probate Judge Wes Allen,who said he was adhering t o th e law by treat-ing couples equally. Allen shut down mar-riage operations in February, shortly afterGranade ruled the Alabama’s same-sex mar-riage ban was unconstitutional. Allen saidthe feedback he’s received from constituentshas been “overwhelmingly positive.”

“Lots of great feedback. Since February,we just made the decision early on that weweren’t going to issue any marriage licens-es, and we’ve stuck by it and that’s what weintend to do.”

Federal judge: Alabama counties must allow gay marriage“Since February, we just made the decision

early on that we weren’t going to issue any marriagelicenses, and we’ve stuck by it and that’s what we intend to do.” 

— Pike County Probate Judge Wes Allen

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By Fenit NirappilTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO — California’sdrought-stricken cities set a record forwater conservation, reducing usage 29percent in May, according to datareleased by a st ate agen cy Wednesday.

Regulators hope the savings willlast through summer as Californiacommunities are under order to cutwater use by 25 percent compared to2013 levels. Gov. Jerry Brownannounced his mandatory conserva-tion order in April.

Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the

State Water Resources Control Boardenforcing Brown’s order, said theresults show it’s possible to meetsteep conservation targets.

“It’s gratifying that far more com-munities are stepping up, and we wantto see this much more through thesummer,” Marcus s aid. “It ends up put-ting off the need for much harsherrationing, which has greater impactson peopl e and the economy.”

California is in a four-year droughtthat has devastat ed some rural commu-nities, prompted some farmers toleave fields unplanted or tap expen-sive water supplies and dented fishpopulations. Many cities h ave avoid-

ed the brunt o f the dry spell b ecause of backup supplies and preparation, butthe governor wanted conservationefforts ramped up with no cl ear end tothe drought in sig ht.

May’s water savings were the bestshowing s ince the s tate started track-ing conservation last summer. Thereport followed several months of tepid conservation, 13.5 percent inApril and 4 percent in March.

Conservation may have been

skewed by rain in p arts of the state inMay, which reduces the need to waterlawns.

The data is self-reported by morethan 4 00 Californ ia water departmentsand includes residential and businessconsumption. All regions o f the stateshowed improvement.

Sacramento and its surroundingcommunities were the state’s top per-former, cuttin g water use by nearly 40percent.

Cities show biggest water

savings yet in the droughtWATER GUZZLERS

 These large agencies with per-capita water usehigher than their regional average saved theleast water from June to May compared to thesame months in 2013:Agency, County, Average Per-Capita Water Use(Gallons), Water Savings, Conservation MandateCity of La Habra, Orange, 95, +1.9%, -28%City of San Clemente, Orange, 99, +.6%, -24%City of Whittier, Los Angeles, 99, -2.6%, -20%Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Diego,150, -3%, -32%Carlsbad Municipal Water District, San Diego,113, -4%, -28%Santa Margarita Water District, Orange, 107, -4%,-24%Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 174, -4%, -32%Rancho California Water District, Riverside, 176,-5%, -36%City of Brea, Orange, 109, -5%, -24%City of Corona, Riverside, 109, -5%, -28%

WATER MISERS

 These large agencies with per-capita water uselower than their regional average saved the mostwater from June to May compared to the samemonths in 2013:Agency, County, Average Per-Capita Water Use(Gallons),Water Savings,Conservation MandateDublin-San Ramon Services District,Contra Costa,66,-30%,-12%El Dorado Irrigation District,Placer,113,-25%,-28%City of Santa Cruz,Santa Cruz,45,-24%,-8%City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 70, -23%, -12%City of Tracy,San Joaquin,84,-21%,-28%American Water Company Sacramento District,Sacramento,84,-21%,-20%City of Roseville,Placer,99, -21%,-28%City of Sacramento,Sacramento,103, -21%,-28%City of Woodland,Yolo,90,-21%,-24%Elk Grove Water Service Sacramento,101, -20%,-28%

Areas that conserved most, least

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A road sign warns residents heading into Rancho Santa Fe, California of water restrictions for their yards due to the drought.

Man arrested for causing accident while drunkA man was arrested in South San Francisco Monday for

allegedly causing an accident while driving drunk, policesaid.

Brian Choo, a 28-year-old South San Francisco man, wasdrivin g drunk when h e exited northbo und Interstate 28 0 justbefore 11:10 p.m., according to South San Franciscopolice.

Choo collided with another vehicle traveling westboundon Avalon Drive near the intersection of Junipero SerraBoulevard. No one was i njured, however, Choo was arrestedfor driving under the influence of alcohol, according topolice.

Therapy dogs to comfort SFO travelersAirports can be stressful. However, travelers flyi ng o ut of 

San Francisco International Airport this Fourth of Julyweekend are in luck: canine visitors from the PeninsulaHumane Society will be o n hand to provi de some extra com-fort before boarding the plane.

United Airlines and the Burlingame-based PeninsulaHumane Society & SPCA have partnered for #UnitedPaws,an event running from Friday until Sunday where handlersand certified therapy dogs will interact with airport p assen-gers to create a more calming environment. The#UnitedPaws event at SFO is part of a larger program thatplaces local teams of handlers and their dogs in interna-tional airports at United Airlines’ terminals nationwide.

The partnership, according to the Peninsula HumaneSociety, aims to show the public the unique value of inter-acting with dogs in stressful environments and realize thesoothing benefit of canine companionship, even if it’s just15 or 20 minutes before a flight.

According to the organization, #UnitedPaws has beenpositively received at many airports nationwide.

The Peninsula Humane Society, in addition to#UnitedPaws, provides regular visits to health care facili-ties, li braries, school s and the San Francisco County Jail inSan Bruno t hroughout the y ear.

Pastor accused of child molestationpleads to significantly reduced charge

A Daly City pastor who had been charged with threefelony counts of child molestation pleaded no contestWednesday to a misdemeanor count of false imprison mentwhich will not require him to register as a sex offender,

prosecutors said.District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said t here were seriousevidentiary problems with the prosecution’s case against70-year-old Venije Sin gkoh , leading th e drastically reducedcharge. Singkoh, a pastor at churches in San Francisco andConcord who als o held services at his Daly City home, wasaccused of holding a 9-year-old parishioner on his lap andkissing her inappropriately multiple times between Jan. 1,2013, and Feb. 7, 2014, according to prosecutors.

The girl told her parents, who arranged a meeting withchurch members and Singko h. He denied the allegatio ns b utwas arrested in August and charged with three feloni es.

As the case progressed the number and severity of thecharges were significantly whittled down. In December, a

 judge ruled that Sing koh should only stan d trial for o ne o f thos e three counts, deciding some of t he conduct did not fallunder “lewd intent.”

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Emails: U.S. officials awareof Clinton’s private addressBy Lisa Lererand Matthew Daly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Senior Obamaadministration officials, includ-

ing the White House chief of staff,knew as early as 2009 that HillaryRodham Clinton was using a pri-vate email address for her go vern-ment correspondence, accordingto some 3,000 pages of corre-spondence released by the StateDepartment late Tuesday nigh t.

Clinton’s emails have becomean issue in her 2016 presidentialcampaign, as Republicans accuseher of using a private accountrather than the standard govern-ment address to avoid publicscrutiny of her correspondence. Asthe controversy has continued,Clinton has seen ratings of hercharacter and trustworthin ess dropin polling.

Obama’s chief of staff, RahmEmanuel, requested Clinton’semail address on Sept. 5, 2009,

according to one email. Hisrequest came three months aftertop Obama strategist DavidAxelrod asked the same questionof one of Clinton’s top aides.

But i t’s unclear whether t he offi-cials realized Clinton, now theleading Democratic presidentialcandidate, was running her emailfrom a server located in her homeoutside New York City — a poten-tial security risk and violation of administration policy.

The emails, covering Marchthrough December 2009, wereposted online as part of a courtmandate that the agency releasebatches of Clinto n’s private corre-spon dence from her time as s ecre-tary of state.

The continuing release of Clinton’s correspondence all butguarantees a s low drip of revela-tions from the emails throughouther presidential campaign, com-

plicating efforts to put the issueto rest. Clinton has said shewants the emails released as

soon as possible.Clinton is also under fire from

the Republicans. A Republican-ledCongress panel that is investigat-ing the deadly 2012 attacks on aU.S. diplomatic compound in

Benghazi, Libya, is also examin-ing emails of Clinton and otherformer department officials, rais-

ing t he possibi lity o f further reve-lations into 2016. The StateDepartment provided more than3,600 pages of documents to thecommittee on Tuesday, includingemails.

Pushing back, the Clinto n cam-paign released a video onWednesday that argues that seven

previous investigations havedebunked the conspiracy theoriessurrounding the attacks that killedfour Americans, including U.S.Ambassador Chris Stevens, andthe Congressional panel’s sole

purpose is to rough up Clintonpolitically ahead of the presiden-tial election.

Middlefield Road said the city is atrisk of becoming Detroit,Michigan.

“If you allow us to be a one-industry town t hat’s where we willbe and when th is fails y ou will j ustsay ‘we did our best,’” Carr said.“I’m mad as hell. ”

He then threatened to sue if the

City Council gives the project

final approval.

Commissioner Borgens, who isrunning for City Council, votedagainst the project saying shewanted to see it no taller than 92feet.

The original proposal byDoStart Development was for an11-story, 136-feet-tall building,which would match the height of the new Box building across fromCity Hall, which is now the t allestbuilding in the city, matching theheight of th e nearby county jail.

The project was scaled down,

however, to 129,235 square feetwith a mix of retail that willinclude two levels of undergroundparking, although detractors saidthe n umber of spaces is inadequatefor the building.

Based on th e building’s size, theproject would need 388 parkingspaces. The project, h owever, willonly include 270 parking spaces.

The developer will pay $2.95million i n parking in-lieu fees tomake up the difference.

The City Council adopted its

Downtown Precise Plan in 2011

but a California EnvironmentalQuality Act lawsuit filed againstthe city delayed the constructionof many of the projects untilrecently.

Increased traffic and lack of enough parking downtown havebeen residents’ two major com-plaints related to the buildingboom that has seen the construc-tion of a new Kaiser Permanentehospital and 264 apartments onVeterans Boulevard; 132 apart-ments on Main Street; and 116

apartments on Marshall Street.

Those projects are already com-pleted as six others nearby arebeing constructed that will becompleted later this year or earlynext year including the Box head-quarters on Middlefield Road; 133apartments on Fuller Street; 18townhomes on Brewster Avenue;471 apartments on MiddlefieldRoad; 196 apartments on MainStreet; and 305 apartments onMonroe Street.

The projects comprise 1,810units of housing and 313,000

square feet of offices.

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Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act during a visit to Taylor Stratton ElementarySchool in Nashville, Tenn.

By Darlene SupervilleTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — President BarackObama is aiming to use the momentumfrom a recent Supreme Court victory fo r hishealth care law to change th e conversationfrom talk about undoing his signaturedomestic achievement to talk about ho w toimprove it.

Obama was headed to the Nashville,Tennessee-area on Wednesday to discussways to improve the Affordable Care Act,including by extending Medicaid coverageto more low-income people. Tennessee isone of the few states where a Republicangovernor has tried to expand coverage forthe poor.

Obama wants t o change t he conversationafter the U.S. Supreme Court last weekturned away a major challenge to the lawthat would have endangered health insur-ance for millions of Americans. In a 6-3decision, the justices upheld federal finan-cial aid to millions of low- and middle-income Americans to help pay for insur-ance premiums regardless of where theylive.

Obama declared after the ruling that thelaw is “here to stay.” He cited progressunder its provisions, but said “we’ve stillgot work to do to make health care inAmerica even better,” including by helpingconsumers make informed choices abouttheir medical care, increasing the use of preventive care, improving the quality of 

hosp ital care and reducing costs.

Just over 80 percent o f people under age65 h ad health i nsurance when Obama enact-ed the law in 2010. Since then, the sharehas risen to about 90 percent.

The administration would like to boosthealth care enrollment even further byhelping the remaining uninsured get cover-age. But achieving the goal largelydepends on roughly 20 states, most led byRepublican g overnors and in cluding someheavily populated states like Florida andTexas, that have refused Obama’s offer of billi ons o f dollars in federal money to payto expand their Medicaid programs.

Obama has said in recent days that con-vincing these holdout governors will beimportant.

“If we can get some governors t hat havebeen holding out and resisting expandingMedicaid primarily for politi cal reasons tothink about what they can do for their citi-zens who don’t have health insurance butcould get it very easily if state govern-ments acted, then we could see even moreimprovement over ti me,” Obama said at th eWhite House on Tuesday.

Next year is the final year thatWashingto n will offer full funding to statesto pay for the expansion. After 2016, thefederal share will begin to graduallydecline, and that will leave states withexpanded Medicaid programs responsiblefor picking up more of the costs.

Republican lawmakers said the SupremeCourt decision doesn’t change the fact t hatthe l aw is flawed and should be repealed. No

Republicans vo ted for the law in 201 0.

Obama aims to changeconversation around

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Pope dolls, bobble headsup for sale months before U.S. visit

PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis is a doll. No, really.The people organizing the pontiff’s September visit to

Philadelphia launched an online storeWednesday featuring papal plush dollsand bobble heads.

The World Meeting o f Families websitefeatures posters, T-shirts and life-sized

cutouts depictin g th e 78-year-old Francisin his trademark white cassock and zuc-chetto.

The pope’s nine-day visit to the U.S.and Cuba ends with a two-day stop inPhiladelphia on Sept. 26-27.

He’s scheduled to visit inmates, speak on religious free-dom and immigration, and celebrate Mass with an antici-pated crowd of more than 1 mil lion people.

The World Meeting o f Families p artnered with retail ven-dor Aramark on the on line st ore.

Among the other items for sale: drink coozies and travelmugs featuring the World Meeting logo and My FirstRosary baby toys.

WikiLeaks claims NSA targetedGerman ministers beyond Merkel

BERLIN — WikiLeaks has published a list it claimsshows t he U.S. Nation al Security Agency eavesdropped onsenior German officials other than Chancellor AngelaMerkel.

Reports two years ago that Merkel’s phone had been tar-geted by the NSA prompted diplomatic friction betweenBerlin and Washington. German prosecutors recentlydropped their probe into the case citing lack of concreteevidence.

WikiLeaks published a redacted list Wednesday of 69phone numbers it said belonged to senior officials atGermany’s economy and finance minis tries, amon g oth ers.There was no immediate confirmation of th e accuracy of th elist.

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, which said ithad been given access to the document, reported on its web-site th at the lis t appeared to be from a period between 2010and 2012.

Robot kills man atVolkswagen plant in Germany

BERLIN — Automaker Volkswagen says a robot haskilled a contractor at one of its production plants inGermany.

A spokesman for VW says the man died Monday at theplant in Baunatal, about 62 miles north of Frankfurt.

Heiko Hillwig sai d Wednesday th e 22 -year-old was part of a team that was setting up the robot when it grabbed andcrushed him against a metal plate.

Hillwig said initial con clusions in dicate that human errorwas to blame, rather than a problem with the robot.

German news agency dpa reported that prosecutors wereconsidering whether to bring charges, and if so, againstwhom.

Around the world

By Julie PaceTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — After more than ahalf-century of hostility, the United

States and Cuba declared Wednesdaythey will reopen embassies in eachother’s capitals this month, marking ahistoric full restoration of diplomaticrelations between the Cold War foes.

For President Barack Obama, theopening of the U.S. Embassy in theheart of Havana is one of the most tan-gible demonstrations o f his long-stand-ing pledge to engage directly with U.S.adversaries. Heralding the embassyagreement, Obama declared: “This iswhat change looks like.”

Cuban television broadcast Obama’sstatement live, underscoring the newspirit. In a letter to Obama, CubanPresident Raul Castro praised theembassy announcement as a way to“develop respectful relations and coop-eration between our peoples and gov-ernments.”

Despite the h istoric step, the U.S. andCuba are still grappling with deep divi-sions and mistrust.

The U.S. is particularly concernedabout Cuba’s reputed human rights vio-lations. Cuba is demanding an end to theU.S. economic embargo, the return of the U.S. military base at GuantanamoBay and a halt to U.S. radio and TVbroadcasts aimed at the island.

Obama wants Congress to lift theembargo, but staunch Republican oppo-

sition makes that unlikely in the nearfuture. Republicans , as well as a handfulof Democrats, say Obama is p rematurelyrewarding an oppressive governmentthat jails dissidents and silences politi-cal opponents.

“The Obama administration is hand-ing t he Castros a lifetime dream of legit-imacy without getting a thing for theCuban people being oppressed by thisbrutal communist dictatorship,” said

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.Republican presidential contenders

had their say, too. Sen. Marco Rubio,son of a Cuban immigrant, said Obamawas making concessions to an “odiousregime;” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bushsaid the plan was “legitimizing the bru-tal Castro regime,” and Texas Sen. TedCruz said it was a “slap in the face of aclose ally” to put an embassy in Havanabefore J erusalem.

Overcoming hostilities, U.S.and Cuba to open embassies

Pope Francis

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Chief of Mission at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana Jeffrey DeLaurentis, left,shakes hands with Cuba’s interim Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina in Havana.

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By Paul Larson

MILLBRAE –Some say that

science and religiondon’t mix. Some

say that science isthe ultimate searchfor God. Some say

religion supersedesscience, some say both have equal statureand others say both are hogwash. Everyone

has their own personal assessment of thecorrelation between science and religion.  The aspiration of religion along with the

aspiration of science is to explain theuniverse and answer questions about life, in

addition to satisfying human psychologicalneeds when dealing with the realities ofdeath. Religion is based on faith, science is

based on observation, and both are based onhuman curiosity and the need to find

answers. Whether a person is repetitivelyreading religious scripture, or fascinated byrepeatable scientific experimentations, both

are searching for methods that answerquestions about the universe around us.

  It can be debated that early humans

turned to religion as a way to alleviate theirfears and gain reassurance with the concept

of life after death. This helped to give thema sense of order in a confusing world that

often seemed mysterious. Eventuallyscientific realization evolved along sidereligion and the process of “trial and error”

established itself as a way to solve some ofthese mysteries. Fire the wheel farming.

The more humans observed the world theylived in, the more they leaned how thenatural world worked and how they could

manipulate it to their advantage. Over thecenturies religious power came at odds withscientific discovery, which led to a period of

scientific stagnation: “The Dark Ages”.Later at the dawn of “The Renaissance”science was again embraced leading to great

advances in art, architecture, medicine,astronomy and other natural sciences. Over

the ages science and religion have beenevolving together on a roller coaster ride ofacceptance, denial and equilibrium.

We now appear to be at a crossroadswhere religion is not only viewing sciencewith an evaluative broadmindedness, but is

exploring hand in hand with scientificprocesses. One prime example is the

Vatican’s “Pontifical Academy ofSciences”. Quoting John Paul II: “...todayeminent scientists are members a visible

sign of the profound harmony that canexist between the truths of science and the

truths of faith...”. Gregor Mendel, the fatherof Genetics, was an Augustinian Friar.Georges Lemaitre, who developed much of

the Big Bang Theory, was a Belgian priest.Recently, Pope Francis, who has a Master’s

Degree in Chemistry, insisted that there isno reason to believe that science and Godare incompatible.

With all this in mind, every human beingis unique as a fingerprint, and every humanbrain has its own unique consciousness.

Whether you analyze with your religious capor your science cap, matrimony between thetwo could be found by looking inward. So,

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REUTERSSmoke rises in Sinai as seen from the border of southern Gaza Strip with Egypt.

By Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EL-ARISH, Egyp — Islamic State-linkedmilitants struck Egyptian army outposts inthe Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday in a coor-dinated wave of suicide bombings and battlesthat underlined the government’s failure tostem an insurgency despite a two-year crack-down. Security official s said dozens of troo pswere killed, along with nearly 100 attackers.

The restive territory’s deadliest fightin g i ndecades followed the assassination of Egypt’s chief prosecutor and a vow byPresident Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step up thelegal battle against Islamic militants.

Later Wednesday, a special forces team raid-ed a Cairo apartment and killed nine fugitivemembers of the outlawed MuslimBrotherhood, including a former member of parliament, security officials said.

The Brotherhood responded by calling fora rebellion against el-Sissi, saying the ninewere “murdered in cold blood.”

Authorities and pro-government mediahave blamed Egypt’s recent viol ence on t heBrotherhood, which has been branded a ter-rorist group, as well as other supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. TheBrotherhood denies in volvement.

The new bloodshed also came as Egyptwas marking the second anniversary of theevents that led to the July 3, 2013, mili-tary-led overthrow of Morsi, although thecelebrations were muted by Monday’skilling of Prosecutor General HishamBarakat and fears of unrest by the former

president’s supporters.

Militants in northern Sinai, which bo rdersIsrael and the Gaza Strip, stepped up their

attacks following Morsi’s fall. Last year, t hemain insurgent organization operating inSinai pl edged allegiance to th e Islamic Stategroup, calling its elf Sinai Province.

The coordinated Sinai assault focused onthe town of Sheikh Zuweid and targeted atleast six military checkpoint s, s ecurity offi-cials said. The militants also took soldierscaptive and seized weapons and severalarmored vehicles, they added, speaking oncondition of anonymity because regulationsdid not authorize briefing the media.

Scores of militants besieged SheikhZuweid’s main police station, shelling itwith mortars and rocket-propelled grenadesand exchanging fire with dozens of policeinside in an attack that lasted most of t he day,the officials added.

As fighting raged, an Apache helicoptergunshi p destroyed one of the armored carrierscaptured by the militants, they added.Warplanes also roared through the skies.

The officials gave a death toll of 64 sol-diers, 9 0 militants and four civilians. It wasthe biggest battl e in the Sinai since the 1973Arab-Israeli war. At least 55 soldiers werewounded, they said.

Other security officials put the number of soldiers killed at more than 50, but did notgive a precise figure.

In a statement on state television , the mil-itary said 17 soldiers had died, with 13wounded, while at least 100 “terrorist sup-porters” had been killed.

Scores killed as IslamicState militants attackEgyptian troops in Sinai

By George Jahn and Matthew Lee

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VIENNA — Iran has met a key commit-ment under a preliminary nuclear deal set-ting up the current talks on a final agree-ment, leaving it with several tons less of the material it could use to make weapons,according to a U.N. report issuedWednesday.

Obtained by the Associated Press, theconfidential International Atomic EnergyAgency report said more than four tons of the enriched uranium had been fed into apipeline that ends with conversion of it intooxide, which is much less likely to be usedto make nuclear arms.

The report i ndicated that o nly several hun-dred pounds of th e oxide that i s th e end prod-uct had been made. But a U.S. official toldthe AP the rest of t he enriched uranium in th e

pipeline has been transformed into anotherform of the oxide that would be even moredifficult to reconvert in to enriched uranium,which can be turned into the fissile core of nuclear arms.

The official said that technical problemsby Iran had slowed the process but theUnited States was satisfied that Iran had metits commitments to reduce the amount of enriched uranium it has stored. He demandedanony mity because he was not authorized todiscuss t he confidential review process.

Iran’s meeting conditions of the prelimi-nary deal is an important benchmark as thetalks go into the final stage of talks on anagreement meant to put long-term caps onTehran’s nuclear program in exchange forrelief of economic penalties.

Violations by Iran would complicate the

Obama administ ration’s argument that U.S.negotiators are holding the line on demandsfor a verifiable deal that extends the time

Iran would need to make a weapon t o at leasta year. Tehran says its nuclear program ismeant only to fuel reactors and for othernon-military purposes.

The report did not say where the rest of t hematerial was. But it appeared to con firm theU.S. official’s description of the materialbeing somewhere in the conversion line.That’s because the figures provided by theIAEA indicated that i t was no t added to Iran’sstock pile o f low-enriched uranium.

Low-enriched uranium can be en riched fur-ther for weapons purposes. The interimaccord capped Iran’s low-enriched uraniumstockpile at 7.6 tons. If it went over thatlimit, it would have to con vert the remainderinto o xide.

The IAEA report said that stockpile was

 just under that level as of Tuesday.The report was circulated among the 35-

nation IAEA board and the U.N. SecurityCouncil as the IAEA chief left for Tehran tomeet with Iranian President Hassan Ro uhaniand U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry metagain in Vienna with Iran’s foreign minis-ter.

In his talks in Tehran on Thursday, IAEAchief Yukiya Amano hopes to “accelerate theresolution of all outstanding issues relatedto Iran’s nuclear program, including clarifi-cation of possible military dimensions,”the Vienna-based agency said in a state-ment. Iran’s Mehr n ews agency said Amanowill “receive Iran’s alternative propo sal” tothe proposed questioning of its nuclear sci-entist s, a step Supreme Leader Ayatoll ah AliKhamenei has called a red line.

Confidential U.N. reportpositive on Iran nuclearreduction commitments

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Dow 17,757.91 +138.40 10-Yr Bond 2.42 +0.08

Nasdaq 5,013.12 +26.26 Oil (per barrel) 56.91

S&P 500 2,077.42 +14.31 Gold 1,167.80

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on theNew York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEACE Ltd., up 81 cents to $102.49 The insurance company is buying The Chubb Corp. in a $28.3 billioncash-and-stock deal to boost its international presence.Dycom Industries Inc., up $4.63 to $63.48 The contracting services company raised its fourth-quarter profitguidance and announced a plan to buy back $40 million in stock.Chemours Co., up 51 cents to $16.51 The global chemical company completed its spinoff from DuPont andlaunched as an independent, publicly traded company.Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., up $1.74 to $41.24 The insurance and reinsurance company said its shareholders voted infavor of the proposed merger with insurer Endurance.Xerox Corp., up 4 cents to $10.68 The document management technology company completed the saleof its information technology outsourcing business to Atos.

NasdaqKraft Foods Group Inc., up $3.16 to $88.30 The food and beverage company said that its shareholders approvedthe sale to H.J. Heinz and the deal will close Thursday.Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., up 82 cents to $20.45 The operator of casinos and resorts in Asia got a boost following therelease of gaming revenue figures from Macau.Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc., up 80 cents to $9.10 The drug developer appointed pharmaceutical industry veterans TimothyCallahan and Richard Daly to its board of directors.

Big movers

By Steve RothwellTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Hopes that a dealcould be reached between Greece andits creditors pushed stocks h igher onWednesday.

The U.S. market opened higher, fol-

lowing strong gains for Europeanstocks, after Greek Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras wrote a letter to thenation’s creditors and appeared tomake concessions. Greece failed torepay a loan to the InternationalMonetary Fund that was due onTuesday after talks between thenations and its creditors broke downlate last week.

Investors are worried that Greececould leave the euro region i f no agree-ment is reached.

“The developments in Greece ...seem to be driving sentiment morethan anything,” said Phil Orlando,chief equity strategist at FederatedInvestors. “What we’re seeing now isa little bit of a bounce back based on a

sentiment that we’re getting close to aresolution.”

The Standard & Poor’s 500 indexrose 14.31 points, or 0.7 percent, to2,077.42. The Dow Jones industrialaverage climbed 138.40 points, or0.8 percent, to 17,757.91. TheNasdaq composite gained 26.26

points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,013.12.Despite rallying on Wednesday

sto cks are still l ower for the week afterthe market logged its worst day of theyear on Monday. Fears that Greececould leave the euro, prompting chaosin financial markets, set off a globalstock market rout.

“Monday’s reaction to Greece waslargely overdone,” said Bob Pavlik,chief market strategist at BostonPrivate Wealth. “I don’t th ink the ram-ifications of Greece defaulting wouldbe that dire for the glob al economy.”

Despite the intense interest inGreece’s situation, the countryaccounts for only a small fraction of Europe’s econo my.

In the U.S., investors got twoencouraging reports on the economy.

Payroll processor ADP said busi-nesses added 237,000 jobs lastmonth, up from 203,000 in May andthe most since December. A separatesurvey showed U.S. manufacturinggrowth improved in June. TheInstitute for Supply Management, a

trade group of purchasing managers,said its manufacturing index rose tothe highest l evel this year.

The government’s mon thly nonfarmpayrolls report will be published onThursday.

A strong jobs report would likelyincrease the conviction among many

economists that the Federal Reservewill raise its benchmark interest ratelater this year for the first time inmore than a decade. The central bankhas held its rate close to zero for morethan six years to help the economyrecover from the Great Recession.

In deal news, Chubb jumped $24. 85,

or 26 percent, to $119.99 after rivalinsurer Ace said it was buying thecompany in a cash-and-stock deal val-ued at about $28.3 billion. The com-bined company plans t o use the Chubbname and will have its main offices inZurich, Switzerland, where Ace isbased. The news pushed up the pricesof other insurance companies.

Corporate deal making has been onthe rise this year as CEOs becomemore confident about the o utlook foreconomy and interest rates remainclose to historic lows. The low ratesmean that corporations can borrowcheaply to finance acquisitions.

Airline sto cks were among the day’slosers after the U.S. government con-firmed that it is investigating possi-

ble collusion between major airlinesto limit available seats and keep air-fares high. Thanks t o a series of merg-ers starting in 2008, AmericanAirlines, Delta Air Lines, SouthwestAirlines and United now control morethan 80 percent of the seats in thedomestic travel market.

Stocks gain as Greece appears to be willing to negotiate

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The U.S. govern-ment is investigating possible collu-sion among major airlines to limitavailable seats, which keeps airfareshigh, according to a document

obtain ed by the Asso ciated Press.The civil antitrust investigation bythe Justice Department appears tofocus on whether airlines illegally s ig-naled to each other how quickly theywould add new flights, routes and extraseats.

A letter received Tuesday by majorU.S. carriers demands copies of all

communications the airlines had witheach other, Wall Street analysts andmajor shareholders about their plansfor passenger-carrying capacity, or“the undesirability of your companyor any o ther airline increasing capaci-ty.”

The Justice Department asked eachairline for its passenger-carryingcapacity both by region, and overall,since January 2010 .

Justice Department spokeswomanEmily Pierce confirmed that t he depart-ment is looki ng into potential “unlaw-ful coordination” among some air-lines. She declined to comment further

or say which airlines are being inves-tigated.

On a day when the ov erall stock mar-ket was up, stocks of the major U.S.airlines en ded the day down 1 to 3 per-cent on news of the investigation.

“We received the letter and are com-

plying,” United spokesman LukePunzenberger said Wednesday.American Airlines also said it wouldcooperate with th e Justice Department.Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlineshad no immediate comment. Smallercarriers, including Frontier Airlines,said they had not been contacted by thegovernment.

U.S. probing possible airline collusion that kept fares highCalifornia slips back to No. 8 economy in world

SACRAMENTO — Less than a month after edging outBrazil, California has slipped back to its ranking as theeighth -largest economy i n th e world based off an update of global economic data released Wednesday.

According to the World Bank, Brazil’s gross domesticproduct now stands at more than $2.3 trillion, runningslightly higher than California’s. The state’s output waspegged at $2.3 trillion by the U.S. Bureau of EconomicAnalysis last month .

That pulls California’s unofficial economic ranki ng downfrom seventh place in June.

California bottomed out at ninth in 2010 after a harshdrop in economic output following the 2008 financial cri-sis. It last claimed the No. 6 spot in 2002.

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By Terry BernalDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

One night after San Mateo American s tageda thrilling extra-inning win at Pacifica’sFairway Park, San Mateo National showed itwould not be outdone.

National stayed alive in the District 52Minors Tournament Wednesday with an 8-4win in eight innings over Palo Alto American.National’s Blake Stevens had the clutch go-ahead hit with a two-run double in the eighth .

Entering the sixth inning — the final regula-

tion inning in Little League tournament play— National trailed 4-3. But they were able toscratch out a run to force extras. Now, they arestill alive in the District 52 tourney, advancingthrough the losers’ bracket to face San CarlosNational Friday at Fairway Park at 5:30 p.m.

“This team has got a never-give-up atti-tude,” San Mateo National manager JoeIskander said.

Joe Iskander stuck with his starting pitcherJosh Iskander for as long as he could. Theright-hander soldiered through six innings inhis first District 52 start to take a no-decision.

It was the longest outing through National’sthree games in the tourney.

“His pitch count was low and he was induc-ing g roundballs, ” Joe Iskander said.

That he was, and National’s defense consis-tently made plays behind him. Both teamsdisplayed exceptional fundamentals, makingfor a tight contest with the squads seesawingamid a one-run differential throughout.

The difference maker was National cleanuphitter Jack Olson. Although he bounced

Another S.M. thriller at Fairway

By Will JohnstonDAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

The transition from a revered star to aneveryday grinder is not always an easyone. College o f San Mateo outfielder BradDegnan found out the hard way.

“I learned a lot, because the level is somuch higher than what I was used to,”Degnan s aid. “I actually really struggled inthe beginning, but halfway through it kin dof clicked for me and I found myself in thelineup.”

Degnan, who posted a .303 batti ng aver-

age along with a .434 slugging percentagein hi s first year as a Bulldog, made a goodimpression on longtime CSM managerDoug Willi ams.

“He’s a real compet ito r and has a drive toreally want to do well, ” Willi ams said.

With good speed, an above average armand projectable power, Degnan will mostlikely be seen scouring the turf in one of the corner outfield positi ons, according toWilliams.

“I think he’s Division I talent,”Willi ams said.

Degnan established himself early on assomething of legend around the highschool b aseball field. After starting on th eWoodside varsity team during his fresh-man and sophomore years, he broke ontothe scene as a junior with the spectacular

feat of tallying three home runs in oneinning.The junior earned himself a Yahoo head-

line and the title of the only player in thehistory of California to accomplish suchan act.

“What many people do not know is thatthat was not Brad’s only three home rungame,” Woodside manager Tim Faulknersaid. “We were playing at El Camino, whohas a funky field. Brad hit three balls thatwould have hit the gym at our field, butsince the fence is only 260 feet (fromhome plate), they were all ground rule dou-bles. So I credit him with 14 home runsthat year.”

Degnan makes strides

TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL

Brad Degnan — seen here playing American Legion — earned a starting spot at CSMduring his freshman season of 2015 after a legendary four-year varsity career at Woodside.

Whenever I hear those SanFrancisco Giants fans’ slo-gans, “In Bochy We Trust” and

“I believe!” I can’t help but roll my eyes.Those types of fans annoy me becausethey believe everythi ng is A-OK inGiants’ land and they s tand behind every-

thing th e teamdoes, instead of looking at the teamwith a critical eye.

But the way theGiants are playing,I’m becoming moreinclined to join t he

chorus. ManagerBruce Bochy, and toa wider extent BrianSabean and hisfront-office crew,seems to push theright buttons, make

the right move at the right time and hasgenerally massaged this team to wellwithin striking distance of the first-placeLos Angeles Dodgers.

All with a p itchin g st aff comprised of alot o f smoke and mirrors, and an offensethat is missing two of its biggest offen-sive threats.

And yet the Giants find themselvesonly a game and a half behind theDodgers go ing into play Wednesday.

The sheer number of injuries the Giants

have suffered already th is s eason s houldhave th em buried in the National LeagueWest standings, but San Francisco con-tinues to show that those three champi-onships in five years are no fluke.

I had deep reservations abo ut this t eamcoming out of spring training and thatpoor p erformance in l ate February andMarch cont inued right into April. NoHunter Pence, no Matt Cain, a pitchingstaff that was still trying to find its legsand not a lot of offense.

And who comes riding t o t he rescue?Rookie pitcher Chris Heston, who was sofar off the Giants’ radar he wasn’t even on

See DEGNAN, Page 12

Hurting Giants are

hanging tough intightNL Westrace

See LOUNGE, Page 16

By Anne M. PetersonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MONTREAL — It used to be that the U.S.women’s national team was known more forits fierce attack. For the Women’s WorldCup in Canada, the Americans are findingsuccess with a locked-down defense.

Goalkeeper Hope So lo, beleaguered at thestart by new revelations in her domesticviolence assault case last year, has beennearly perfect with five straight shutouts.

Her latest came on Tuesday ni ght when theUnited States defeated top-ranked Germany

in the semifinals beforea raucous pro-Americancrowd at Montreal’sOlympic Stadium.

Normally so focused tothe point of almostappearing s tern, the tele-vision cameras caughtSolo break into a smilelate in the match when itappeared the United

States had guaranteed its place in th e final.Now it’s on to the title match set for

Sunday at BC Place in Vancouver. The

United States will face the winner of theother semifinal Wednesday night betweendefending champion Japan and England inEdmonton.

Four years ago i n Germany, J apan defeat-ed the United States on p enalty k icks after a2-all draw for it s first World Cup titl e.

The U.S. women have won two WorldCups, but the last championship came in1999 . This will be the team’s fourth appear-ance in the final.

The team’s success so far in the tourna-ment has been boosted not only by Solo’sspectacular work in goal but by a stellar

backline of Meghan Klingenberg, BeckySauerbrunn, Julie Jo hnst on and Ali Krieger.

The United States has gone 513 minuteswithout conceding a goal. Only Australia,in the first half of the group-stage opener,has managed to score against theAmericans.

“It’s a spectacular stat, to be honest withyou. I always tell th e team, we just need onemore than our opponent if we keep a cleansheet,” coach Jill Ellis said. “And it’s not

 just our goal keeper and our back four. I

Defense helps U.S. team to the Women’s World Cup final

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See MINORS, Page 15

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Hope Solo

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Blake Stevens delivers a two-run double togive San Mateo National an extra-inning lead.

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LONDON — Down a break at 3-1 in thefirst set, defending champion NovakDjokovic kept his cool on the hottest dayin Wimbledon history.

Running off 13 points in a row, Djokovicseized command and stayed in front the rest

of the way on Centre Court as he beatFinland’s Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 onWednesday to reach the third round of Wimbledon on a sweltering day at the AllEngland Club.

With temperatures soaring into the mid-30s C (mid-90s F), former championsSerena Williams and Maria Sharapova andFrench Open winner Stan Wawrinka alsowon in straights sets.

Exiting the tournament were fifth-seededKei Nishikori, who pulled out with a calf injury before his second-round match, andNo. 7 Ana Ivanovic, who fell in straightsets to American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Nieminen started fast, breaking serve inthe opening game and going up 3-1. But thetop-ranked Djokovic won the next three

games, including two at love, and never letNieminen — playing in his finalWimbledon before retirement — back intothe match.

“He came out firing some incredibleshots,” said Djokovic, who also won thetitle in 2011 and is goin g for a ninth GrandSlam title. “He made, I think, four winnersin the first game, four or five in the secondgame. He was a break up but I managed toregroup, play some good tennis and get thecontrol on my side.”

Players wrapped ice towels around theirnecks during changeovers and spectatorsused umbrellas to block out the sun as tem-peratures so ared to record levels at a t ourna-ment known more for its rain delays thansummer conditions .

The Met Office, Britain’s official weather

service, said temperatures reached 35.7degrees C (96.26 degrees F) at Kew Gardens,the closest observation site to the AllEngland Club.

The previous record was 34.6 C (94.3 F)in t he summer of 1976 . The Met Office alsosaid it was “the hottest July day on record”in London, with 36.7 C (98.1 F) recorded atHeathrow Airport.

Organizers kept the retractable roof overCentre Court closed in the morning to keepout the heat, then had it partially coveringthe spectators behind the baselines to giv ethem sh ade.

Medical officials treated nearly 100 peo-ple b y mid-afternoon for heat-related issuesbut no major incidents were reported. A ballboy collapsed during a match on Court 17and was taken off on a stretcher but was

reportedly recovering well after treatment.Despite the unusual heat, most players

said they weren’t particularly bo thered.“It wasn’t as bad as I thought,” Djokovic

said. “People were talking about it and pre-dicting really difficult conditions. But I didn’tfind it as difficult as I thought it might be.”

Djokovic gave the 33-year-old Nieminena warm embrace at the net and joined the

Centre Crowd in applauding for the Finnafter his last match at Wimbledon.Nieminen waved to the crowd and kissed hisfingers and patted the grass before leavingthe court.

“It’s his last Wimbledon, so I was justcongratulating him on a terrific career,”Djokovic said. “He’s been around for somany years. A very, very nice guy, one of the nicest guys off the court.”

Willi ams, th e top-ranked five-time cham-pion , won h er 23rd consecutive Grand Slammatch, serving 12 aces in a 6-4, 6-1 winover Timea Babos of Hungary in a lateCentre Court match.

“I hope I’m not playing my best. I have alot of room to improve,” said Williams,who next faces Britain’s Heather Watson asthe American bids for a fourth st raight Grand

Slam title and 21st overall.Wawrinka, seeded No. 4, held serve

throughout and beat Victor Estrella Burgosof the Dominican Republic 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

“Not my best tennis, but typical secondround of a Grand Slam,” said Wawrinka, whoreached the quarterfinals last year.

In one of the day’s biggest surprises,158th-ranked Mattek-Sands upset Ivanovic6-3, 6 -4. Mattek-Sands, who was out for sixmonths last year with a left hip injury, had32 winners, more than twice the number forIvanovi c, a former No. 1 player who reachedthe semifinals in 20 07.

Fourth-seeded Sharapova, the 20 04 cham-pion, beat Dutch qualifier RichelHogenkamp 6-3, 6-1.

In one of the tightest matches of the day,No. 9 Marin Cilic — the 2014 U.S. Open

champion — needed more than 3 1/2 hoursto overcome 90th -ranked Ricardas Berankisof Lithuania 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-5.

Cilic will next face John Isner, t he 17th-seeded American who Matthew Ebden instraight sets.

Seventh-seeded Milos Raonic served 29aces and held off Germany’s Tommy Haas 6-0, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4).

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While the stories of Degnan’s achieve-ments may vary, one thing that is set instone is the resume he left behind. Afterbelting 11 home runs paired with a .591batting average during his junior season,the tall, long outfielder met considerableexpectations with seven home runs and a.500 batting average throughout his sen-ior campaign.

Beyond the numbers, Degnan broughtgreat leadership presence to the diamondevery day, according to Faulkner.

“It was literally like having another

coach out there,” Faulkner said. “His tal-ent is what makes him great, but his atti-tude, work ethic and team-first mentalityis what makes him special.”

After playing for the local JoeDiMaggio and American Legion teams lastsummer, Degnan enrolled at CSM.

“After learning how good [CSM’s]transfer rate was, and the coaches andeverything, it was a pretty solid deal,”Degnan said.

While community college is the presentfor Degnan, he is always looking towardthe future.

“After CSM I’m hoping to transfer to afour-year school,” Degnan said.“Preferably Division I, that’d be prettycool.”

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DEGNAN

Djokovic, Williams win on Wimbledon’s hottest day

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Serena Williams cruises to a 6-4, 6-1 win over Timea Babos Wednesday at Wimbledon.

Cain, Fernandezset for showdownin dual comebackBy Steven WineTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MIAMI — Miami Marlins ace JoseFernandez says his long layoff was a life

lesson, even if it was lousy for his career.Now he’s back, saying he’s a better per-son for having made the taxing, tediousrecovery from Tommy John surgery. He’llpitch for the first time since May 9, 2014,when he faces the San Francisco Giants onThursday.

“I’ve been waiting 13 months,” said the22-year-old Fernandez.“If I’ve learned some-thing, it’s how to bepatient at my age.”

Fernandez has alwaysbeen in a hurry. Hepitched only 27 games inthe minor leagues,

 jo ined th e Marlins at age20 and became NLRookie of the Year at 21

in 2013.He was the Marlins’opening day starter lastyear, but his ascent wasinterrupted by an elbowligament injury thatrequired reconstructivesurgery.

Then came the wait toreturn. Is Fernandezproud of his patience?

“The first four months, no chance,” hesaid with a laugh. “Now I feel lik e I’ve got-ten a little better, no t only for pitching, butfor life.”

Fernandez won’t be t he onl y pi tcher mak-ing a comeback Thursday — Giants right-hander Matt Cain will st art for the first timesince July 2014.

Cain underwent elbow surgery last yearand has been sidelined this season with astrained flexor tendon. Another starter onthe disabled list, Jake Peavy, is scheduled torejoin the San Francisco rotation Friday.

While the World Series champion Giantshave stayed in the thick of the pl ayoff chase

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MIAMI — San Francisco Giants closerSantiago Casilla took th e mound in the ninthinning with a two-run lead, and was headingfor the dugout after just 11 pitches.

They weren’t good ones.

“He was really off,” manager Bruce Bochysaid.Consecutive singles and Justin Bour’s

three-run homer with no outs in the ninthgave the Miami Marlins a 6-5 victory overCasilla and the Giants.

The Giants lost even though they out-hitMiami 14-8 and tied a franchise record byturning five double pl ays.

“We played great, did a lot of good things,come back to take the lead, and unfortunate-ly, it’s baseball,” Bochy said. “The closerwas off tonight, and that’s the difference inthe game.”

The Marlins’ comeback cost Florida nativeChris Heston his ninth victory. Heston,pitching before more than 20 friends and rel-atives, went six innings for the Giants andallowed three runs, all in the third.

“This is th e first time I’ve been to Florida in

the summer in a while,”Heston said. “To get tocome home and see thefamily, it was real special.”

Casilla (4-2) enteredthe game with a 5-3 leadand blew a save for thefourth time in 24chances. ChristianYelich l ed off with a sin -gle, Adeiny Hechavarria

singled, and Bour pulled a 1-0 sinker overthe fence in right field.

“I’m always confident when he throws hissinker,” Giants catcher Andrew Susac said.“That on e just happened to run back ov er theplate.”

Casilla didn’t talk to reporters after thegame.

Bour was greeted by a cluster of teammatesand doused with a sports drink as he crossedhome plate.

“My jersey is soaked and might be ruined,”he said. “But I’d do it again tomorrow.”

The Giants had been 38-2 when leadingafter seven innings. Now they must try toavoid a three-game sweep Thursday when

they face Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, return-

ing from a layoff of more than a year follow-ing Tommy John surgery.

Miami squandered a 3-1 lead and committeda season-high three errors, which led to twounearned runs.

San Francisco’s five double plays matchedthe team record for a nine-inning game,achieved six other times. Shortstop BrandonCrawford homered and had a hand in al l five DPs.

Miami starter Dan Haren allowed 10 hitsand four runs, three earned, i n 5 2-3 inn ings.He fared better at the plate, crossing up theGiants in the Marlins’ three-run th ird inningwhen he faked a bunt on a 2-2 pitch andinstead swung and singled past the first base-man to drive in a run.

Trainer’s roomBuster Posey left the game in the sixth

innin g after he took a foul ball off the maskin th e fourth. He passed a concussion test andsaid he hoped to play Thursday. ... RHP TimHudson left the team to deal with a personalissue. He is bothered by a sore shoulder andmight go on the DL. ... OF Hunter Pence(wrist) will likely play in a couple of rehabgames and probably won’t rejoin the Giants

until after the All-Star break, Bochy said.

Bour’s 9th-inning blast sinks Casilla, Giants

 Justin Bour

Butler leadsA’s past RoxBy Rick EymerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND — Billy Butler hit his firsttriple in nearly three years and also singled,Jesse Hahn pit ched six so lid innings and the

A’s beat the Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday.Hahn (6-6) improved to 4-1 over his last

six s tarts after giving up on e run on four hits.He walked two and struck out s ix.

Tyler Clippard retired the final four hittersfor his 14th save.

Butler, Josh Reddick, Mark Canha and EricSogard drove in runs as the A’s won the series.Billy Burns added two hit s and scored twice.

Chad Bettis (4-3) allowed three runs onseven hits and four walks in 5 2-3 in nings.

Butler led off the third with a shot into leftfield. Rafael Ynoa slammed into the wall andwas shaken up, allowing Butler to chug intothird, his first three-bagger since August2012.

Butler scored on Sogard’s sacrifice fly, andhit an RBI single in the fifth. Burns tripledleading off third and scored on Reddick’s dou-

ble.

By Terry BernalDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

San Carlos American was one scoringdecision from opening the District 52Minors Tournament with a no-hitterSaturday at Pacifica’s Fairway Park.

Right-handers Johnny Larios and GavinEverett officially combined on a one-hit

shutout through five innings in a 10-0mercy-rule over Palo Alto National. Lariosworked four innings and allowed the lonehit — an i nfield hit — in the fourth inn ing.

However, San Carlos manager Lee

Brandenberg was convinced the play shouldhave been ruled a throwing error. On theplay, shortstop Bryce Burke made a divingbackhand, but threw errantly to first. Theofficial scorer ruled it a sin gle with an errorallowing t he runner to advance to second.

“[Burke] got up with plenty of time, butmade a throwing error,” Brandenberg said.

Larios showed nerves of steel in his

District 52 Minors debut, using h is razor-finefastball to dominate the outside half of theplate. He hooked up with catcher Ryan Hovethrough four shutout innings, striking outfive and commanding five groundball outs.

“I wasn’t that n ervous,” Larios said. “I’vepitched in big games before.”

Larios l earned the art of p recision from hisfather Steve, who taught him how to pitch.Athletics are also in his genes, as Larios isthe grandson of legendary local hig h schoo lcoach Ed Larios .

“[Control] kind of comes naturally forme,” Johnny Larios said.

Saturday’s game was a pitching duel until thefourth inning when San Carlos sent 12 battersto the plate. Xavier Van Loben Sels had two hitsin the inning. Everett threw a perfect fifth toclose out San Carlos’ only win of the tourney.

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despite a wave of injuries, the Marlinsare hoping Fernandez can turn their sea-son around. Despite high expectations,they have fallen into a deep hole in theNL East standings and are without

injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton forfour to six weeks.

At a minimum, the dynamic Fernandezshould improve the mood in the club-house and stir fan interest. The Marlinsexpect a crowd of 25,000 to 30,000 forThursday’s noon start.

“This team, this organization, thiscity should be excited to have a guy of his ability back in the rotation,” man-ager Dan Jennings said. “I know he’sexcited, and we’re excited about himcoming back.”

Fernandez will get six days’ restbefore his second start, which is alsoscheduled to be at Marlins Park on July

9 against Cincinnati.One Marlins fan, Andres Salgado, let

his hair and beard grow duringFernandez’s hiatus. To celebrate theirace’s return — and raise money for char-ity — the Marlins invited Salgado to theballpark before Wednesday’s game, andFernandez helped shave his head andface.

“Look, he’s becoming a good-look-ing guy now,” Fernandez said with a grin

after turning the clippers over to an actu-al barber.Yet to be determined is how soon

Fernandez might look l ike his o ld self, apitcher who went 16-8 with a 2.25 ERAin 36 career starts before his in jury.

Fernandez endured no significant set-backs during his rehabilitation. ButMarlins closer A.J. Ramos, who under-went Tomm